Thriller bark was behind them and, during that time, they had gained a new nakama member by the name of Brook, who just so happened to be a skeleton and the user of the Yomi Yomi no mi which allowed his soul to return to his body after death. It had been a good few weeks since then and the crew were on their way to the halfway mark of The Grand Line, Sabaody Archipelago.
The Straw-hat Pirates, famously known for their rubber boy-captain, demon bounty-hunter swordsman and the demon child all managed to get along with their new member of the crew, even though he was slightly perverted and was at least 55 years older than the eldest member (which happened to be Franky at the age of 34).
Sanji was on watch the past night and stared out to sea, holding his stomach gently. A secret only he knew, a secret that he had to keep for the time being until it felt right to come clean with himself and his crew. The ability to bare children was extremely rare amongst men and Sanji happened to be one of them. A freak of nature as some were called, but no cases of full term pregnancies by a male have been reported in over 100 years. Every case that Sanji managed to get a hold of by a mail bird all mentioned that the child growing inside had died before the second trimester.
This scared the cook a lot. However, he believed that as his child's parents were incredibly strong and stubborn, he'd be able to carry full term and have his son or daughter. The thought of having a child though at the pretentious age of 19 had more of an impact on him, but the thought of having a mini version of him running around the ship and causing havoc was a beautiful thought in itself.
The sun started to rise and Sanji heard his captain run out onto the deck like he did every time he knew Sanji as on watch and yelled claiming he could eat a whole sea king he was that hungry which didn't surprise the blonde cook in the slightest. Standing up from the sofa and making his way down from the crow's nest, Sanji walked towards the galley and started on breakfast.
Zoro on the other hand, climbed up to the crow's nest to train even though he knew it was against doctor Chopper's orders. He did it anyway as he hated missing a training session; it made him feel weak. Grabbing his dumbbell and sitting down on the sofa so he could keep watch at the same time, he started to curl the weight up and down with his left arm (his dominant one).
Around an hour later a knock came from the trap door. Zoro stopped curling the weight and looked at the door and muttering a small 'Come in'. The door opened to reveal a blonde head, an arm holding a plate of food and a toothy grin.
"Hey marimo, here's your breakfast. Had to pry Luffy off of me. He clung to me like fucking duct tape, I swear..." Sanji climbed out of the hole and waddled over to join his partner on the sofa to hand him the plate of food (consisting of rice, some sort of meat and some vegetables). Zoro eyed his breakfast and decided to put down the weights to eat. "What meat is it cook?" Zoro pondered as he placed the dumbbell back in its place and retrieved his plate from Sanji.
"It's sea king. Your favorite." Zoro beamed at the thought of eating his favorite meat for his breakfast. It was almost like a delicacy as his captain usually was the one who got to it first. "I managed to save some for you but Luffy stole nearly everyone's portion." Zoro huffed at the thought. He began to eat his beloved meat and rice with a smile on his face. "Dsh's gud." Zoro mumbled through his mouthful of food. Sanji grinned smugly. "Of course! I cooked it after all." Sanji kept his gaze on Zoro. His boyfriend was like a Greek god, his body so beautifully sculptured with defined abs and biceps. It was almost too much to look at, especially when said Greek god was covered in sweat and his muscles shone in the morning sun forcing its way through the windows of the Crow's Nest.
Catching something out the corner of his eye out of the window, Sanji got up off the sofa and walked to the telescope. Looking through he noticed land. Tall trees, a rooty ground with ravines which would allow large ships much like the Sunny to get through with ease and... bubbles? Moving his head away from the telescope he walked over to the intercom and pressed the button.
"Hey, I spotted land towards the north-west direction. Nami-swan, is that our next destination?" Scuffling could be heard and a loud 'LAND HO' call from the captain. Cheers from the sniper and doctor came after it. Nami soon replied with a 'Yes' and Sanji smiled then moved away from the window and went to cuddle with Zoro who had now finished his breakfast.
Sanji sat to the left of Zoro and buried his head into the swordsman's neck. The pair may beat seven bells out of each other but they were sentimental with one another when they wanted to. It had began as an easy and stress free day so why ruin it with pointless bickering and ripped trousers due to sword swipes? Zoro placed his arm around the cook and pulled him in closer.
"You being all cuddly today cook? That's unusual. Had a bad watch or somethin'?" Zoro pondered, Sanji looked up at the swordsman and groaned. "I guess you could say that, Usopp got up twice during the night to go to toilet and fell overboard, had to help him up which wasn't what I wanted to do at god knows o'clock in the morning... But a bat kept flying passed which surprised me." Zoro hummed in agreement and lent towards his lover and kissed him gently. Sanji returned the kiss with as much passion as he did when they first connected back at Arlong Park. The pair were so into the kiss, they barely realised the captain's movement up to the Crow's Nest.
A sudden thud is what pulled the two apart. Luffy forgot to open the trap door and headbutted straight into it and luckily not breaking it. The pair shuffled around and away from each other to make it look as if they hadn't been cuddling, facing their captain about their intimate relationship would be a one-way trip down to hell. The trap door opened to reveal a large grin and a straw hat.
"Shishi! Hey guys! Come down, we're planning what we're gunna do at the island!" Luffy cheered as he then fell back down to the deck leaving the trap door open. Sighing, Zoro got up off his seat and rubbed the back of his neck. "He has impeccable timing like always..." Sanji nodded in agreement whilst standing up himself. Sanji walked over to Zoro and kissed his cheek as he picked up the discarded tray and smiled. "I'll see you either up here or at a hotel later marimo..." Sanji said with a hint of lust causing Zoro to grin seductively. "I'll look forward to it."